Macron vows to rebuild Notre-Dame after devastating fire
French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, after a colossal fire tore through the building, sending the spire crashing to the ground and wiping out centuries of heritage. Macron expressed relief that “the worst had been avoided” in a blaze that had at one point threatened the entire edifice, and […]
Columbine and Other Colorado Schools Placed Under Security Alert
DENVER: Authorities in Colorado placed Columbine High School and at least a dozen other surrounding public schools under a “lockout” security alert on Tuesday, citing the investigation of an unspecified “credible threat.” The alert comes four days before the 20th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine when two heavily armed students at the suburban Denver high […]
Record 17 million watch ‘Game of Thrones’ kickoff for final season
LOS ANGELES: Some 17.4 million Americans watched the first episode of the final season of television’s Game of Thrones — a record audience for the medieval fantasy series, cable channel HBO said on Monday. HBO said Sunday’s live US television audience and viewers on its HBO GO and HBO NOW apps exceeded the previous series high of […]
Nairobi Girls School sued for suspending out ‘daydreaming’ girl
A parent yesterday sued a Nairobi school for suspending his daughter for allegedly daydreaming in class. In his case filed before High Court Judge Pauline Nyamweya, the parent claimed his daughter was kicked out of Moi Girls School Nairobi after she dozed off in class, entering into the dream world, in which her classmates started […]
Sanjay Dutt says agreed to do ‘Kalank’ due to connection with Pakistan
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s veteran star Sanjay Dutt revealed that he agreed to act in the film ‘Kalank’ because it has an emotional link to Pakistan, according to Indian media reports. The seasoned actor said that in the film his character has the same name as his father SUnil Dutt’s original name, ‘Balraj’. Dutt said his father […]
‘We are in danger’: Runaway Saudi sisters plead for help
TBILISI: Two Saudi sisters took to Twitter on Wednesday to plead for international protection and a safe haven, saying their lives would be at risk if they went back to the Kingdom. The women, both in their 20s, said they had arrived in the former Soviet republic of Georgia and needed help from the international […]
Bangladesh girl burned to death on teacher’s order
DHAKA: A schoolgirl was burned to death in Bangladesh on the orders of her head teacher after she reported him for sexually harassing her, police said Friday. The death of 19-year-old Nusrat Jahan Rafi last week sparked protests across the South Asian nation, with the prime minister promising to prosecute all those involved. Rafi was lured […]
Missing Chinese national found dead in Islamabad
Li Jinqiang, a Chinese national who went missing from Islamabad’s Super Market on April 13 was found dead in Rawalpindi’s Iqbal Town area on Friday. According to police, the deceased was 29-year-old and had arrived in the federal capital last week. Police recovered his body from a drain with marks of injuries on his head. […]
Bombs kill 207 in Easter Day attacks on Sri Lankan churches, hotels
COLOMBO: Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and three luxury hotels killed about 207 people and wounded more than 450 including five Pakistan nationals, a hospital director and police officials said, following a lull in major attacks since the end of the civil war 10 years ago. In just one church, St. Sebastian’s […]
Saudi Arabia beheads 37 prisoners for terrorism crimes
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded 37 of its citizens, alleging that they participated in crimes related to terrorism. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman approved the beheadings in a royal decree. The Interior Ministry said those who were killed had extremist ideologies and had created terrorist cells, the AP reported. It also said the prisoners were found guilty and […]
